https://padlet.com/cobywilson13/qpz27yeope5o Trainspotting analysis en-us 2018-09-25 12:19:46 UTC 2023-03-21 05:43:12 UTC hello@padlet.com cgoose173566 https://padlet.com/cobywilson13/qpz27yeope5o/wish/285452973 - Begins as a typical guy, not an addict like the others - the most successful out of all of them
- Starts using after his breakup, becomes obsessed with his ex
- Gets HIV as a result of his addiction (sharing needles), dies from a stroke due to his AIDS: represents the AIDs crisis part of history & the fear around HIV
- Irony: Renton is clean & he isn't, despite Renton getting him into drugs - also he is dying while Renton is recovering from addiction & looking healthier than at any other point during the film.

]]> 2018-09-25 12:28:41 UTC https://padlet.com/cobywilson13/qpz27yeope5o/wish/285452973 cgoose173566 https://padlet.com/cobywilson13/qpz27yeope5o/wish/285453033 - Main character: narration, focus on him
- Wants to get out of the heroin lifestyle but keeps getting drawn back into it
- Not a nice character but audience are drawn to like him through his narration; he explains his reasoning's and plays it off like they don't matter
- Frequent use of washed-out lighting, makes him look more unhealthy & pale due to heroin use]]> 2018-09-25 12:28:50 UTC https://padlet.com/cobywilson13/qpz27yeope5o/wish/285453033 cgoose173566 https://padlet.com/cobywilson13/qpz27yeope5o/wish/285453054 - Strong/powerful
- Has power over rest of group
- Angry/violent
- Typical male image, aggressive mascunity
- Hypocritical: preaches about not having an addiction but smokes & drinks]]> 2018-09-25 12:28:53 UTC https://padlet.com/cobywilson13/qpz27yeope5o/wish/285453054 cgoose173566 https://padlet.com/cobywilson13/qpz27yeope5o/wish/285453131 - Independent
- Deceiving as tricks Renton into sleeping with her when she's a school girl
- The film portrays her as a problem for Renton to begin with however gets brushed over fast and isn't an issue by the end.]]> 2018-09-25 12:29:03 UTC https://padlet.com/cobywilson13/qpz27yeope5o/wish/285453131 cgoose173566 https://padlet.com/cobywilson13/qpz27yeope5o/wish/285453153 - Becomes more involved in illicit activity throughout the film: becomes a pimp, involved in more drug deals
- ]]> 2018-09-25 12:29:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cobywilson13/qpz27yeope5o/wish/285453153 cgoose173566 https://padlet.com/cobywilson13/qpz27yeope5o/wish/285453195 - Innocent
- Seen as the nice one in the group
- Comedic relief]]> 2018-09-25 12:29:12 UTC https://padlet.com/cobywilson13/qpz27yeope5o/wish/285453195 cgoose173566 https://padlet.com/cobywilson13/qpz27yeope5o/wish/285453338 - Brings attention to the dead baby
- Not an important character]]> 2018-09-25 12:29:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cobywilson13/qpz27yeope5o/wish/285453338 cgoose173566 https://padlet.com/cobywilson13/qpz27yeope5o/wish/285453686 - Renton's family: parents care for him, but don't understand how to help him; treat him like a child, showing his immaturity - the bedroom is still like a child's.
- His mother is a "socially acceptable addict" of Valium - shows growing medication trend to cope with daily life]]> 2018-09-25 12:30:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cobywilson13/qpz27yeope5o/wish/285453686 cgoose173566 https://padlet.com/cobywilson13/qpz27yeope5o/wish/285464994 2018-09-25 12:50:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cobywilson13/qpz27yeope5o/wish/285464994 cgoose173566 https://padlet.com/cobywilson13/qpz27yeope5o/wish/285466022 2018-09-25 12:52:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cobywilson13/qpz27yeope5o/wish/285466022 cobywilson13 https://padlet.com/cobywilson13/qpz27yeope5o/wish/285466065 2018-09-25 12:52:25 UTC https://padlet.com/cobywilson13/qpz27yeope5o/wish/285466065 cgoose173566 https://padlet.com/cobywilson13/qpz27yeope5o/wish/285468747 2018-09-25 12:57:19 UTC https://padlet.com/cobywilson13/qpz27yeope5o/wish/285468747 cobywilson13 https://padlet.com/cobywilson13/qpz27yeope5o/wish/285468912 2018-09-25 12:57:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cobywilson13/qpz27yeope5o/wish/285468912 cobywilson13 https://padlet.com/cobywilson13/qpz27yeope5o/wish/285471326 2018-09-25 13:02:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cobywilson13/qpz27yeope5o/wish/285471326 cobywilson13 https://padlet.com/cobywilson13/qpz27yeope5o/wish/285472509 2018-09-25 13:04:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cobywilson13/qpz27yeope5o/wish/285472509 cgoose173566 https://padlet.com/cobywilson13/qpz27yeope5o/wish/285481164 This is where most of the heroin use shown takes place
- Here it's normalised: it seems a normal part of life]]> 2018-09-25 13:18:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cobywilson13/qpz27yeope5o/wish/285481164